Dungeons are appearing all over the Earth. The skies are darkening as the dungeons emit more and more blackness that threatens to block out the sun entirely. Humanity is scrambling. Slayers race to close every dungeon that appears. Slayers were once normal people, but they have become special. At age 16, Rebirth unlocked their inner potential.Tad Harrington is an unlikely hero, and yet, the morning of his Rebirth has arrived. Bullied relentlessly in life and at school, he looks to his rebirth with both hope and dread in equal measures. His whole life could change in an instant - he could be gifted with fame, money, and power...Only one fact stands in his way - 99% of Rebirths are duds.And he's never been that lucky.He is right about one thing: his whole life is about to change, though not in the way he expects. In a world where everyone else has power gifted to them, Tad gains a unique ability that allows him to level up. He will have to climb through all the ranks, earning every shred of strength he can grasp, or die trying.

Slinging hotdogs may not be the most glorious side gig, but hey, if it paid for college, that’s all Emma could ask for. And let’s be real, of all the crowds in the world, what were the odds that Comic-Con would get Portalled next?

Emma really should’ve known better. Once again, the universe conspires against her, and now she’s stuck in a world where the laws of physics don’t seem to apply, and even the grass is trying to kill her. She better pay close heed to the Artificial Intelligence guiding her and make some new friends fast, because out here, it’s thrive or die.

And no amount of videogames prepared her for a world where you can actually gain Skills and level up. Or to face a series of trials that seem designed to kill her rather than teach her how to survive... What could possibly be the real goal of the mysterious ‘predecessors’ that built them?